My favorite summer dress is my TNT hacked to death version of the Deer & Doe Myosotis Dress. I've made over two dozen of these. I slowed down a bit in the last 2 years because I owned so many. Well I'm retiring a few now and needed a couple to replace them. To me it is the most comfortable summer dress EVAH and I can't imagine dressing for summer without them.
Construction Information ~
o I did enlarge the bodice pieces a couple of inches and I lowered the bust darts due to my widening yet aging body.
o The sleeves were also widened to encompass my arm girth.
o I deliberately used smaller buttons in these three. One of the things I noticed in some older versions is that the buttonholes stretch out more with the bigger buttons. I want these to last even longer so that's why I switched.
o I also made sure to add a snap between the bodice and skirt seam to insure that the fronts won't separate when wearing. It's not a major deal but it annoys me so I will make sure to include one in future versions too.
Here are my new ones ~
The Navy & White Floral Version
The main fabric is a rayon/linen from fabric dot com and is no longer available. However, they do have it in a rose color that I may also own! The white accent linen is from JoAnns. The white buttons are from my button stash.
The Heart Version
The rayon/linen fabric is from Fabric Mart and is no longer available. The buttons were purchased from JoAnn's.
The Rivera Version
The cotton voile fabric is from Mood and is still available. The yellow buttons are from my button stash.
...and these are the ones I'm retiring. I've grown out of them and they will be donated.
I have two more that I want to make this summer to round out the replacements. I will probably never retire this pattern...just make it as inspired going forward!
The sun is shining, the days are longer, it's warm outside but cool inside so my sewjo is back in residence. All this to say that there are more finished garments to share soon.
...as always more later!